Ironing-support



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momma SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18 1919- Patented June 1, 1920.

3 1 m vEN TOR 55/7011 5 DU/Ffl/V T I er monusrs WITNESSES 7 UNITED sr SAMUEL ELLIOTT nunniv'r, on NEW YORK, NY.

. i IRONING-SUIPOBIT.

Application filed March 18, 1919. Serial No. 283,380.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL ELLIOTT DU- RANT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New 'York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Ironing-Support, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved ironing support more especially designed for ironing or pressing open-ended neckties, scarfs and similar neckwear, and arranged to permit convenient insertion of the support into either end of the neckwear to hold the same in proper position for an effective ironing or pressing. Another object is to provide anironing support which is very simple in construction and cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claim.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank for forming the body of the ironing support;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the ironing support;

Fig. 3 is a cross section of the same on the line 33 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the ironing support in position in one end of a scarf to be ironed.

The body 10 of the ironing support is preferably made of a single piece of paper or a similar material and cut to provide diverging sides, as plainly shown in Fig. 1. The piece of paper is provided with diverging creases 11 thereby providing folds 12, 13, 14 and 15, of which the outer folds 12 and 15 are folded inward upon the folds 13 and 14, and then the latter are doubled up to provide a flat ironing support having diverging sides, as plainly shown in Fig. 2.

Thebase ends 16 of the folds 12, 13, 14 and- 15 are preferably made triangular in shape to conform to the terminal of the large end 20 of the scarf or other neckwear 21. on

which the ironing support is to be used for inserting such ironing support into the open end 20 or 22 of the neckwear 21.

In order to hold the folds 12, 13, 14 and 15 in superimposed position, the open sides and the ends 16 are fastened together by stitches 17 thus preventing accidental opening of the folds. By folding the outer folds 12 and 15 upon. the inner folds 13 and 14 and then doubling up the latter, the raw outer edges of the outer folds 12 and 15 are concealed, and one side edge of the ironing board is formed by the bent portion of the middle folds 13 and 14 and the other side edge of the ironing board is formed by the bent portions of the folds 12 and 13, and the bent portion of the folds 14 and 15, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 4. -By the arrangement described the ironing board is provided with smooth side edges to permit an easy'insertion of the ironing board into the. open end of the necktie to be ironed.

It will be noticed that the ironing support shown and described can be readily inserted into either end 20 or 22 of the neckwear to hold such end in proper position for effective ironin or pressing in the usual manner.

It will further be noticed that by having a 7 number of superimposed folds a desired soft body is formed to insure proper ironing or pressing.

By making the lroning support of paper or similar material it can be very cheaply manufactured.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent a A As an article of manufacture, an ironing support for insertion into the open end of a necktie, scarf or like neckwear, comprising a tapering body made of a single piece of paper having diverging creases providing tapering folds arranged in superimposed relation, the outer folds overlying the adjacent 'middle folds, the middle folds forming the top and bottom members of the support, and

marginal stitches fastening the folds together.

SAMUEL ELLIOTT DURANT.

Witness:

F. Annnoos. 

